A 1948 atkinson starting with Gardner 120 engine

[WeeeJock]

Can we have a video of Old Pete starting it with the handle now please! ;-)

[sdwalm]

I'm sure the smell is heavenly, but positively not good for you. But there's nothing like a diesel smell on a start up. Just don't inhale!

[donohoeirl]

Thank god you didn't have to use the starting handle.

We've a few old vehicles up in the yard, and that's a common sound in our yard - cranking over Leyland, Perkins, Bedford and Gardner engines in old lorries and buses. Once you aren't overheating the starter there's no harm in it. A bit of hot air down the air in take (hair dryer or heat gun) will ease the pain and stop her from becoming a drug addict!

[christophers1247]

i wouldnt bother about the smoke injectors might be overfueling slightly but after a run will be fine

[christophers1247]

good old aki take there time but usualy the start

[skintracin]

it has always smoked bad on start up

give it a run down the road and it will clear after a couple of miles

i think its over fueling on tick over you get raw fuel in the exhaust

will have it started over xmas i will take a new video of the raw fuel leaking from exhaust

[califgirl101]

Holy cow! She's a smokey one aint she!

[secretspyfrog]

- 4 that's more than impressive! She looks smashing too. Thank you

[Jabirupilot1]

so you primed it before starting, did you prime it too much that its already flooding, so didnt fire up straight away?

[Skoda130]

Don't burn out the starter by cranking too long.

[VictrolaJazz]

How interesting! Is it from the teens?

[skintracin]

its a 120 thanks for the info. the origial engine had trouble with the block, a big hole in it. lol

[newtyres147]

There were no Gardner 120's in 1948,they were 112's.The 6lw was uprated to a 120 in the late 60's kennyjohnson.

[tgkevano]

Or get a sump warmer, like what they use in the cold state's of USA . That would fire right up then, save wear on starter motor and battery.

[tgkevano]

To make it easier to start in really cold weather just blow hot air on the block, a couple of good hairdryers would do the trick. Also why not vent out those fumes with a flexy pipe, save's stinking out the cab. Nice old truck, well restored.

[bluejacketbugler]

How about some preheat, ie, a bit of newspaper in air filter!

[MegaZsolti]

whats the redline?

[MultiSizzlers]

we had one of these lorrys with our big wheel in the sixties i have 2 6cyl gardner engines for sale

[zonkozonko]

@MultiSizzlers Once started on of these on the Handle. I was Twelve and it was 1960's. There was a traffic Jam and I was walking home, at the front of the jam was a "Showmans" Lorry he barked at me give me a hand son he put a length of rope over the handle and his pregnant wife asked me to hold it. He shouted when I say pull, Pull he had two hands on the starting handle I had two hands on the rope at first it was rock solid then it moved and the engine barked into life, The bloke grunted thanks!

[allyn788]

Tough old starter and a good, strong battery!

[gmcbuses]

Should of pushed it out in the open air 1st. All that smoke.

[jet936]

Thats the way to start the day, with a lungful of Gardner smoke !

[haggisbasher900]

A bit dour for a Gardner!! youll no start that one with the handle !!!

[fontheking5]

Very Nice old truck. Thanks for preserving it

[coolestjagman]

Gardner LW engines will fire up on second turn of the crankshaft in freezing temps as long as the engine is in reasonably good shape.

Push up the cold start excess fuel button on the injection pump.

Don't press the accelerator pedal when starting from cold as this advances the injectiion timing which can make cold starting difficult and she will fire up.

Billyboy.

[metvelle]

it has a hand crank... If it took that long to start with the electric starter, i'd hate to crank it..... ha ha

[bobman958]

beautiful looking truck.

[steamwally]

Very nice, I'm working on a 6L3 at the moment, loveley engine!

[Bag0fRats]

Very nice looking truck. Do they even build Garner diesels anymore ? I'd like to have one here in the US as a conversation piece.

[burghill1979]

typical gardner -when cold

[skintracin]

It was about -4c was going to stick a bit of heat down the air intake

[ESY835]

its needing a wee sniff of gas.

[ANDYSCAMMELL]

Beautifull !